The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-01
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1887.
Wilmington and Eurone.


contrast to talk Wilmington and Europe!
But let us see if there is not some method
in the Madness According to all authori-
ties, reliable and unreliable big war is i'm
pending across the Atlantic. We are sure
Of this, at least, that causes for it exist.
France must get back the provinces of AL
SAGE and Lorraine, and Russia intends to
grab Constantinople at the same moment.
IL is very pro bable speculation then that
tha prominent nations of the continent will
be at hard blows with one another within
six months time.
But what has all this to do with Will.
mingtOn? Just this, that Immediately war
is declared products of every Kind agricul-
tural and commercial will double in price.
Holders of that kind of stock will in all like
lihood make fortunes. But that is MT the
point altogether. The products of all found.
ries, shipyards, of railway material coaches
and running gear will likely quadruple in
value. Now Wilmington is big centre for
the manufacture of many articles that will
be called for.
1t must be remembered that if this war
breaks out it will be no pigmy affair. 1t
will be no scientific war to be closed iu six
weeks At the first outbreak million and
half bayonets will be in the Reld. Russia
furnishes million and Germany aud France
half a million each. Other countries will
almost unavoidably be drawn into the con-
fiiet. England's Eastern interests will place
her fleet at Constant:nople and two hundred
thousand red-coats in Gibraltar, Malta.
Cyprus and Port Said. We must when it
comes to business stop laughing at Englaud's
small army. She has 500 900 trained volun.
teers at home, large Indian army outside
Of her regulars. all ready to leap unto the
fray.
Then there are Austria and Italy each
with its full quota of half million soldiers
ready for the advauce. In six months time
their will possibly be 5000, 600 men under
arms in Europe Even that may be consid-
cred an underestimate, for Turkey and the
Balkan States will furnish quite 500 ooO
more of combatants.
But what has all this to do with Whining
ton?"
In the following way. These warning
countries cannot maintain such immense
armies in the field without proper supplies,
food, for man and horse, dress and accoutre-
mentS for both, war material, powder and
lead, wagons OF all kinds, tents, saddles,
rifles, pistols, cartridges Then for naval
warfare will be needed slips, armored and
transport vessels, with all their varied stores
engines of peculiar build &c. Then again
shoes by the million are necessity, clothing
caps, btlts &C., and the multifarious huspi.
tai stores, canned goods, grain, horses,
mules, beef bacon, camp kettles, -four. corn
baled hay &c, &c.
But then you say it is ridiculous to talk in
that way for all these nations have been TAX.
in proper care Of their Store and Commis.
sary Departments in view of such a CONT
mental war True, but it must b. remem-
beIed that it is physical impossiblity for
the nations of Europe to establish a complete
commissariat for three million men to last
over an even eighteen months ON the battle
field. This is the absolute fact and tension
on the reserves aud Commssares will he
felt after the first six months of active a ,ht-
ing.
1t is then that our market in America
will begin to feel the movement in prices and
an extreme demand upon its utmost capacity
in gun factories, in wheat aud corn centres.
IN the shipyards (lor it must be remember.
ed that the United States will then have Ia
do almost all Europe's ocean carrying trade,
and in almost all agricultural and CONNER.
cial directions
1t is asked perhaps, low does all this de-
finitely Affect Wilmington The answer
made by the question how is it that we hea
Of certain New England factjric, rettpy
this contract from Turkey, that contract
from Russia, another from France aud still
oth'rs from England or Germany THIS al
happened in til France German and Egvr
tan wars. English buyers were over her.
as mld'llemen laying contracts for all thos,
natonallties Whenever they could fl III eater
prislng Yankees ready u convert their sash
aud door factories into saddle-trte factorie,
or their iron foundries adaptable for the
Thousand and one little details Of irol work
needed in gun carriages, iii -, aud pistol,
that the great pressure upon the home arson
ais made it impossible to lie produced with
suiiieIent CELEBRITY. Shipping and ship stores
Will undoubtt diy he at premium. We all
rem mber the thousands If mules that were
shipped from Kentucky to Alexandria aud